Et tu, Toilet? Tips for Tackling Tricky Toilets

I noticed the maggots in my toilet paper before I used it. That’s the best thing I can say about the bathroom situation in the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in Republic of Congo, where I spent a week camping. But I adjusted. Because like all travel’s vexing peccadilloes, befriending the bathroom, no matter how treacherous, is a choice.

Having traveled all over the world, I’ve seen and used more than a fair share of its bathrooms.

Some are amazing. So beautiful I wanted to live inside them. Or at least redecorate my apartment to look like them.